A UNESCO Chair is a team led by a higher education or research institution that partners with UNESCO on a project to advance knowledge and practice in an area of common priority. There are currently some 1000 UNESCO Chairs in the world.
The UNITWIN Network brings together more than 700 institutions from 114 countries.
In Portugal, there are 17 UNESCO Chairs and at the Lisbon Polytechnic/ESCS, the “Communication, Media and Information Literacy and Citizenship” is the only UNESCO Chair in communication and media and information literacy and it has been running since 2023.
ORBICOM
Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ORBICOM is a global network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication, bringing together communication professionals and academics. It aims to promote international cooperation, share knowledge and research, and address global communication challenges to support sustainable development goals.
UNESCO Chairs in Communication were set up in 1994 and bring together researchers, teachers and communication professionals from around the world to promote interdisciplinary research, educational innovation and the dissemination of knowledge. They play an essential role in promoting press freedom, media education and responsible communication in the digital age.
MIL Alliance
UNESCO’s international network for media literacy
The Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Alliance is a global network that brings together hundreds of organizations and individuals worldwide working to promote media literacy. The three main objectives of the MIL Alliance are: 1) to establish global partnerships to strengthen the impact of media literacy work; 2) to enable the MIL community to speak as one voice on certain critical matters, particularly as it relates to public policies; and 3) to function as a common platform, supported by UNESCO, for all entities and networks whose work is related to media literacy.
